'Twas the Night Before Christmas

[lonestar]

'Twas the Night Before Christmas
or Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas
by
Major Henry Livingston Jr. (1748-1828)
(previously believed to be by Clement Clarke Moore)

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;

The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,

With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
Santa and his sleigh on the new-fallen snow
"Now, DASHER! now, DANCER! now, PRANCER and VIXEN!
On, COMET! on CUPID! on, DONDER and BLITZEN!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.

His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
"MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD-NIGHT!"



To all on OM I wish you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year!

I know I have sent my letter to Santa may he bring Y'all those things that Y'all desire..



Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men..

[lonestar]

JUST AS A SIDE NOTE..

After getting to church tonight after a long Hiatus, I was reminded of what tomorrow means.. The birth of Jesus Christ my Lord and Savoir.

I also have decided that I have not been a good Christian over the Past months.. I hope to fix that from this point on..

That said I pray for lots of lost souls on here mine included, that we all be a bit less contentious..

[cutthemdown]

We could all work at being more accepting and understanding.

[theAPAOps5]

Merry Christmas all and happy birthday Jesus. Heck even if we all take a day to be nice and courteous to someone, whether be it on the Orange Mane or at the mall we make someone's day that much better!

[lonestar]

I got this my my Aussie Cousin to night and thought I would share..

Whether it is true not sure but makes more sense than anything else I have seen..



There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me. What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won't come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas?

This week, I found out.

From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics. It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember.

-The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.

-Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.

-Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.

-The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke &John.

-The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.

-The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.

-Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit--Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.

-The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.

-Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit--Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control.

-The ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments.

-The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.

-The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the Apostles' Creed.

So there is your history for today. This knowledge was shared with me and I found it interesting and enlightening and now I know how that strange song became a Christmas Carol...so pass it on if you wish.'

Merry Christmas Everyone

[cutthemdown]

Merry Christmas all and happy birthday Jesus. Heck even if we all take a day to be nice and courteous to someone, whether be it on the Orange Mane or at the mall we make someone's day that much better!

Whats funny is every yr i say I am going to be less of a dick on the mane, but every yr I fail. :rofl: Maybe if we win the Superbowl.

[Requiem]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/737a9d967c18fae973f01b233c91c877/tumblr_mfea4bZLMH1rqgazso1_1280.jpg

[sirhcyennek81]

Merry Christmas.

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:Broncos:

[Requiem]

Great job, Sir.

[Obushma]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/737a9d967c18fae973f01b233c91c877/tumblr_mfea4bZLMH1rqgazso1_1280.jpg

You and SoCal both Satanic huh?

Seriously, what kind of prick kid, living in his Moms basement, posts that kind of **** on Christmas?

[Requiem]

Confused libertarian.

[Obushma]

Confused libertarian.

Silly satanic Marxist posting from momma's basement.

[Requiem]

Silly satanic Marxist posting from momma's basement.

I wish. See ya in a couple weeks!

[Obushma]

I wish. See ya in a couple weeks!

Wasn't any family smack....If the fact that you live in your moms basement is smack, I guess the smack is the fact you're 25.

[orangeatheist]

JUST AS A SIDE NOTE..

After getting to church tonight after a long Hiatus, I was reminded of what tomorrow means.. The birth of Jesus Christ my Lord and Savoir.

I also have decided that I have not been a good Christian over the Past months.. I hope to fix that from this point on..

That said I pray for lots of lost souls on here mine included, that we all be a bit less contentious..

Here, let me help you in your quest to be a "better Christian" and make the board a bit less contentious. Read Matthew 6:6.

Oh, and Merry Christmas.

[Requiem]

Wasn't any family smack....If the fact that you live in your moms basement is smack, I guess the smack is the fact you're 25.

Yes, I am 25. Not living in anyone's basement. You will be gone soon enough. And the Internets will rejoice in harmony.

[barryr]

I had something strange but incredible happen to me today. Somebody I apparently don't even know left an envelope for my wife as I was showering and said it was for me and when I opened it, there was 500 dollars and 3 gift cards in it. I've never had something like that happen to me before. Sad thing is I will probably never know who did that and why or be able to thank the person. But just shows that good things can happen when you least expect them when you do nice things for others and have a positive outlook on life. I'm still in shock about it. Hopefully others around here will get something nice done for them too.

[Requiem]

thats pretty cool barry you made out like astick bANDyit

[Obushma]

Yes, I am 25. Not living in anyone's basement. You will be gone soon enough. And the Internets will rejoice in harmony.

I'm not going anywhere you lil satanic sally. Sorry, didn't realize it was your moms spare bedroom and not the basement.

[barryr]

thats pretty cool barry you made out like astick bANDyit

Thanks, it took an hour for me to get rid of the thought of whoever left it would come back and say they made a mistake and left the wrong envelope and I was supposed to get a bill or a Christmas card instead :wiggle:

[cutthemdown]

Thanks, it took an hour for me to get rid of the thought of whoever left it would come back and say they made a mistake and left the wrong envelope and I was supposed to get a bill or a Christmas card instead :wiggle:

What makes you think it wasn't Santa?

[Requiem]

I'm not going anywhere you lil satanic sally. Sorry, didn't realize it was your moms spare bedroom and not the basement.

Straight to the Kingdom of Ban.

[Obushma]

Straight to the Kingdom of Ban.

Hi Sally :welcome:

[cutthemdown]

I'm not going anywhere you lil satanic sally. Sorry, didn't realize it was your moms spare bedroom and not the basement.

Not to come to Req's defense but in this case your just outright wrong. Bringing up the moms basement or spare room is just not cool. Everyone knows Req lives in the trailer in the driveway of his moms house. To suggest otherwise is banable! :deadhorse

[cutthemdown]

Straight to the Kingdom of Ban.

If little jokes like that get a ban then it's time to leave the mane for good. You guys can sit around with no one to argue you with and have a good ole liberal time........in your room.....or what most people call mom and dads garage.

[Requiem]

Hi Sally :welcome:

Bye. :)

[Obushma]

Not to come to Req's defense but in this case your just outright wrong. Bringing up the moms basement or spare room is just not cool. Everyone knows Req lives in the trailer in the driveway of his moms house. To suggest otherwise is banable! :deadhorse

:rofl:

Req is a sad lil sally punk kid. Like I said, it's not smack on his family, its smack on what a ****ing looser in life he is.

[Requiem]

:rofl:

Req is a sad lil sally punk kid. Like I said, it's not smack on his family, its smack on what a ****ing looser in life he is.

Oops.

http://oi45.tinypic.com/2hibas8.jpg

[cutthemdown]

:rofl:

Req is a sad lil sally punk kid. Like I said, it's not smack on his family, its smack on what a ****ing looser in life he is.

Most people do go over to mom and dads for Christmas though Obushma. The difference is we all drive, fly, take a train, while all Req does is open the garage door and say hey pops I'm home! :)

LOL all in fun just like his devil painting was fun for him. In reality I have no idea what room Req lives in at his mom and dads. :notworthy

[cutthemdown]

Oops.

http://oi45.tinypic.com/2hibas8.jpg

lol yeah that is on a little different level.

[Obushma]

Oops.

http://oi45.tinypic.com/2hibas8.jpg

Yeah, I posted that....privately...after you posted this

49% Of Republicans... 12-08-2012 02:41 PM Requiem Big words from an inbred child molestor.
The Orange Mane... 12-08-2012 12:27 PM Requiem Buy yourself a clue.

[cutthemdown]

Yep Req you mentioning inbred first pretty much the same thing. Why do you feel you can say whatever you want but other people can't. Are you just fishing to get people banned?

[Requiem]

Yeah, I posted that....privately...after you posted this

Hell yeah. Got them candy vans rockin' and rollin' don't ya?

Time for me to go to my meth laboratory and get it hoppin'!

House is about to blow up!

[Obushma]

Hell yeah. Got them candy vans rockin' and rollin' don't ya?

Time for me to go to my meth laboratory and get it hoppin'!

House is about to blow up!

Doesn't suprise me, you're pretty demented. BTW, you found a job yet?

[Obushma]

Oops.

http://oi45.tinypic.com/2hibas8.jpg

BTW, what kind of kid runs to the mods claiming family smack, when you clearly started the family smack with your rep posts?

Grow up, get a job, move out of your moms.

[SoCalBronco]

Stop with the childish crap fellas.

Were gonna review this situation.

[lonestar]

Yeah, I posted that....privately...after you posted this

pretty pathetic IMO he has been banned for neg repping before I'd think he would learn something from it.. But I guess that just because it was not 25 of them he thought he could get away with it..

We all know who he is and what he has done to almost anyone he disagrees with..

I put him on IGGY to stop the neg rep bombing and PMs that he finds so cute..

I find most of his posts repugnant since 905 of them are one line digs and attacks on members..

Now I realize I'm not pure in this area but calling someone a moron or Maroon is far from some of the other language used around here..

I started this thread with the intention of it being a nice friendly thread and I gave myself up in it to start fresh

JUST AS A SIDE NOTE..

After getting to church tonight after a long Hiatus, I was reminded of what tomorrow means.. The birth of Jesus Christ my Lord and Savoir.

I also have decided that I have not been a good Christian over the Past months.. I hope to fix that from this point on..

That said I pray for lots of lost souls on here mine included, that we all be a bit less contentious..

I guess that some in the membership could not help themselves from turning it into more name calling.. I have no idea what dream has posted in here as I have him on IGGY and unless someone quotes him I'll never see them.. But I'll guess they have not been complimentary.. Not that I ever expected some to change and live and let live..





Sorry I tried to make this a better place..

[Jetland]

pretty pathetic IMO he has been banned for neg repping before I'd think he would learn something from it.. But I guess that just because it was not 25 of them he thought he could get away with it..

We all know who he is and what he has done to almost anyone he disagrees with..

I put him on IGGY to stop the neg rep bombing and PMs that he finds so cute..

I find most of his posts repugnant since 905 of them are one line digs and attacks on members..

Now I realize I'm not pure in this area but calling someone a moron or Maroon is far from some of the other language used around here..

I started this thread with the intention of it being a nice friendly thread and I gave myself up in it to start fresh



I guess that some in the membership could not help themselves from turning it into more name calling.. I have no idea what dream has posted in here as I have him on IGGY and unless someone quotes him I'll never see them.. But I'll guess they have not been complimentary.. Not that I ever expected some to change and live and let live..





Sorry I tried to make this a better place..
oh you delicate flower you.......jesus h christ get over yourself

[theAPAOps5]

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

[cutthemdown]

Heal the Mane
Make it a better place
for you and for me and the entire bronco race
There are Raiders crying
and our team kicks ass i ain't lying
well make a better board
for you and for me...........

signed Lonestar cowboy.

:)

[sirhcyennek81]

Some have missed the very obvious disclaimer on the WRP forum...its loosely moderated. TJ does not want to become authoritarian in moderating views of a political or religious nature. Two topics, by the way, that are immensely personal to each individual person.

So a suggestion, if you do not like what someone says on the internet...ignore them. Handily enough, the Mane comes equipped with an iggy feature. Who knew?

:Broncos:

[cutthemdown]

Eventually it will be like the cones of silence on Get Smart and none of us will actually see anyone elses posts. Ah democracy at work.